First: Faster, Second: sevenfold, Third: Charging! USB 3.0 has a bandwidth of up to 5 GBit/s. With this hub you can use the fast USB 3.0 for seven devices. USB 3.0 is downwardly compatible, it works with USB 2.0 cables and devices (with their transfer rates). The USB charge port ( 5 V / 2.1 A) meets the new USB battery charging specification (BC 1.2) and it can charge all the corresponding mobile devices such as smartphones, tablets, digital cameras and rechargeable batteries (i.e. power banks).